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A major part of the restoration was to install an audio system which would allow a full congregation in the main church and on the balcony to hear every word that is spoken, as well as to enjoy both recorded and live music. But in a Grade 1 listed environment, this had to take into consideration the aesthetic requirements of the building, with speakers delivering quality sound without being obtrusive, and cable runs being all but invisible.

Ashdown AV, a Bose pro partner with extensive experience in introducing discreet audio into heritage buildings, were selected to install a system designed b

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The show follows one character's journey as they spend an evening wandering the streets of London's West End. Chris Hynes, Stufish's creative producer, comments, "With this show, we wanted to celebrate the diversity and excitement that is Soho. So much goes on in what is a relatively small part of the capital so it's fascinating to be abl

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14 December 2016

Committed to the ALD's vision to springboard shining new talent in the arena of live performance lighting design, these supporters have enabled the expansion of the bursary from one to three awards. The awards were judged by a panel comprised of ALD-member Lighting Designers and Industry professionals from a variety of different disciplines and b

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14 December 2016

After almost two decades of construction work, the 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps for efficient freight transit between northern and southern Europe. At peak capacity it could handle over a third of a million tonnes of goods per day, the equivalent of 15000 shipping containers.

The ceremonies to

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Battling against pouring rain and mud that threatened to swallow flight cases, the Melksham-based company is proud to have survived and serviced its biggest Glastonbury festival to date.

With trends in special effects rapidly becoming a staple of festival entertainment, the Quantum team were called upon to supply bespoke visuals for Foals, Muse, and Adele on both Friday and Saturday night.

In close collaboration with the individual production teams, Quantum worked tirelessly over the weekend to ensure each act had its own stand-out programme of SFX to entertain the crowds. Starting with Foals on Friday night, Quantum provided 30kg of white confetti alongside four stadium shots of white and blue streamers for t

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At the meeting, the association's new managing director, Peter Heath, will be outlining his plans for the development of PLASA during this time of change and renewal. Peter commented: "I am looking forward to meeting many industry colleagues and friends at my first AGM in charge of PLASA. The AGM is our big opportunity to bring members together, to communicate our aim to grow PLASA and clearly explain the benefits this will bring to all."

PLASA members will be encouraged to ask questions and participate, and, perhaps most importantly, to come tog

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The purpose of the exercise was to create some isolation booths and a new lounge. This entailed converting a 'technical' room into a large (dividable) room and converting what was the original (1932 - 1957) control room into a smaller 'drums' booth. There has also been a major investment in HD video facilities in studio 2 and throughout the whole building.

As well as extensive use of Van Damme Blue Series multipair audio cable, the cable

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The show was lit by Martin Beekhuizen of lighting and visual design practice Light-H-Art, with lighting equipment supplied by Eventec, a company based at the studios and a technical service provider for the majority of programmes created there. With over 100 Robe fixtures in Eventec's regular rental stock, shows will often feature the brand's moving lights.

This was the second season of the series and the first made at Aalsmeer - the six episodes were recorded over three weeks.

Martin was asked to light the show by d

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The first in the city, it contains up to 75 trampolines, tumble tracks, foam pits, cafeteria - and a Martin Audio sound system to cover all activities.

Part of a complete integrated audio-visual and lighting package, it was provided and installed by Kent-based Old Barn Audio, who were awarded the contract after carrying out work in previous venues for director, Nick Stevenson.

The brief from the client was clear: that the sound system needed to be as if specified for a nightclub, and should not be bettered by anything else in the area. Therefore OBA had no hesitation in recommending Martin Audio's new patented CDD Coaxial Differential Dispersion installation range.

First, they equipped the ceiling of the large 35m x 40m industrial unit wit

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Eastern Acoustics was found in the eighties and is an audio-visual company that specialises in all types of events from theatre productions to concerts, conferences and festivals.

Yasheen Abdullah has years of working on the MA platform, but recently joined Akbar 'Aki' Khan and his team at Eastern Acoustics as project manager and lighting designer. "Having been a user and having the MA experience, the choice to go this route was not difficult and I was pleased to introduce the brand to Eastern Acoustics," said Yasheen.

"The capabilities of the grandMA2 ultra-light are endless and it's highly interactive. There is the versatility of being able to use the on-board build-in effects or the option to create y

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S+H MD Terry Murtha was approached by DJ's new management to help create a visual scheme to make the space a vibrant nightspot. The premises had been empty for a year and before then had been a sports bar.

"It's a great brief to have almost a blank canvas and be asked to produce something original and imaginative," comments Murtha, who decided on a fresh visual approach based around using LED screen and video content as the main lightsource.

"I thought video was a great medium to produce a versatile environment," he explained, "It is excellent for creating mood, and used correctly, the dramatic contrasts between bight and dark really enhance atmosphere, especially in an i

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The event featured 18 hours of non-stop music from Jessy Lanza, Helena Hauff, Floating Points, Powell, Mano Le Tough, Leon Vynehall and DJ Richard.

Ten of Clay Paky's A.leda B-Eye K10 delighted the audience with a real show of light and colour, thanks to its wash effect and light beam.

This music festival has been staged annually for 15 years and is now established on the international festival calendar.

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Greg states that while VDL's mission of offering best practice to a wide client base of audio visual professionals and their clients will remain the same, the company will offer a more direct approach with regard to sales, specialist consultancy and installation architecture.

"The new structure has been designed to liberate much more of my time for working with clients and developing new display IP for them," he stated. "I had a life-changing experience on the board of InfoComm and at the same time developing ANSI S

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Michael Ledesma, LD for Santana, is using ImageCue with LED panels in a "V" configuration on either side of the stage. The video director controls the central imag screen, but Ledesma controls the "V" visuals from the lighting console allowing him greater coordination between the lighting and video effects.

Lighting and video designer, Michelle Sarrat, is using ImageCue this summer on the Grimes tour with a background video wall. The tour is hitting many of the festivals throughout Europe.

Michelle says "I've been very satisfied with the ImageCue so far - it's been very helpful on all these festivals." ImageCue LLC is based in Running Springs, California with a European office in Dietlikon, Switzerland.

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The highlight of the celebrations was The Flow II, which took place around the River Odra during the evening of 11June. Featuring 300 performers from several orchestras and musical academies based in Poland, Germany, Israel and the Czech Republic, an audience of over 100,000 enjoyed the specially-commissioned work of five composers with a spectacular son et lumiere.

The audio production for the event was supplied by leading Polish rental company PogoArt. The company purchased 60x STM M28

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The largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 will feature over 3,000 shows across more than 300 venues over the course of three weeks. Running from 5-29 August, Hawthorn will this year provide equipment to Assembly Festival, Paradise Green and New Town Theatre. They will also be supplying equipment to a number of productions across the festival, including The Lady Boys of Bangkok, which they've supported on the current UK tour and will be located in Edinburgh for the duration of the Fringe.

Hawthorn will be providing sound, lighting, video, rigging, staging and a whole range of other technical equipment, including recent investments, AVO Art 2020 dimmer racks, ETC Col

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The Mississippi-based company, one of the largest commercial audio manufacturers in the world, reorganised its logistics in 2015, with its UK warehouse closing in preference for a more centralised operation from the US and China.

However, with recent new distributor agreements expanding Peavey's presence across Europe, the company is bringing back a UK-based stock holding of their Crest Audio and Peavey Professional lines, with availability expected mid-July.

Peavey are partnering with renowned AV logistics firm Velta, who will be using their bonded warehouse facility in Witham, Essex.

James Kennedy, operations manager for Peavey Commercial Audio EMEA, said: "We are very happy to announce this new development in our logistics. We've

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Steve Davies, LIA CEO, said: "We are delighted to have signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of South Wales. Our partnership is part of a drive by the LIA Academy to improve and co-ordinate training and development opportunities for lighting professionals throughout the UK."

Various courses will be delivered at the NEW LIA Academy facility in Telford. Students will additionally be given special access to the LIA Laboratory in Telford. This is the UK's largest independent ISO 17025 test laboratory dedicated to lighting and features industry-leading test equipment.

Stuart Green, course leader of Lighting and Design Technology at USW, said

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Incorporating RedNet MP8R eight-channel Mic Pre and A/D converters, RedNet D64R 64-Channel MADI-Dante Bridges, RedNet HD32R Pro Tools | HD/HDX Bridges and RedNet 2 16-channel remote-controlled analogue interfaces, the new Focusrite system not only provides networking throughout the facility, but also offers students practical experience with the Dante Audio-over-IP protocol.

Full Sail Live 1 encompasses a large production space and a variety of ancillary show production-related rooms in a facility where students learn about sound reinforcement, lighting, live video and multimedia, automated lighting

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The highlight of the conference is the presentation of Ancient times seen through a modern lens, a collaboration on how to enrich the visitor experience using today's technology, with Moesgaard Museum and CAVI (Centre for Advanced Visualization and Interaction).

On the booth, Panasonic showcased its hybrid lighting projector, the Space Player, which allows the creation of stunning micro mapping attractions and Light ID technology, which enables simple sharing of content via a mobile app for information, entertainment, guidance and advertising, using the transmission of Light IDs from LED display technology.

Hartmut Kulessa, European marketing manager for projector products, sa

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The set design has been created to reflect the medieval nature of GOT whilst bringing a definite clean, modern feel to the overall look. Lighting designer Iain Davidson has introduced some delicate lighting effects that allow for subtle movement across the lattice work that borders the stage, with soft, low key illumination throughout the interview area. LED Creative added a selection of LED solutions to add crisp highlights and accents to the set that introduce clean, controllable highlights without distracting from the overall design.

LED Creative worked alongside the production design crew from the initial concept stages of the show, helping create the desired look using an intric